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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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